Dish-washing machine



(No Model) P; E. 00X.

DISH WASHING MACHINE.

No.3'7 Z, 1Z 3. Patented 001;. 25, 1 887.

Eyz

' INVENTOR:

N wmmssgs: Z BY MAM ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FEIcE.

PHEBE ELLA COX, OF READINGTON, NEW JERSEY.

DISH-WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 1 .3'72,123i dated October25, 1887.

Application filed May 21, 1887.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PHEBE ELLA COX, of Readington, in the county ofHunterdon and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and ImprovedDish-\Vashing Machine, of which the following is a full,'clear, andexact de-v scription. 1

My invention relates to improvements in machines for washing dishes; andit has forits object to simplify and cheapen their construction, toincrease their efficiency, and to render them more convenient in use.

The invention consists in a novel construction and combination of parts,as hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved dish-washing machine. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section of the same on the line m m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is across'section 011 the liney 'Fig. 2. Figs. 4 and 5 are views of detailshereinafter described.

A designates a water-tank, preferably of sheet metal, as tin, providedwith end handles, B, and a faucet, O, at the bottom for drawing off thewater.

1) designates a dishear somewhat shorter and slightly narrower than thetank, and mounted on ordinary casters, E, so thatit can be easilywheeled a short distance to and fro in the tank.

The dish-car D is constructed, mainly, of a fiat imperforate bottomboard, F, vertical side boards, G, and one vertical end board, H,connecting the side boards, G, at their upper parts only, so as to leavean open bottom space at both ends, whereby, when the car isreciprocated, the water in the tank can pass freely lengthwise throughthe car.

The end board, H, extends above the tops of the side boards, G, and isformed thereat with a handle, I, by which the car may be convenientlyoperated, as described, and the side boards, G, are formed with handlesJ, for lifting the car out of the tank.

A series of horizontal cross-pieces, K, preferably of wood, connect theside boards, G, at each end of the car, and are severally formed withcorresponding series of inner notches, L, lying in parallel verticalplanes,

Serial No. 238,987. (No model.)

so as to receive the longitudinal perforated partititions M,ofwire-gauze or other suitable material. The perforated partitions M arethus heldremovably in the car, and can be adjusted in the differentnotches L to accommodate the various styles of' dishes, which areadapted to be held closely therebetween, as indicated in Fig. 1.

In order to keep the dishes in place when they do not fit closelybetween the partitions, I employ ordinary wire pins, N, as shown in Fig.5, and insert them transversely through holes 0, formed in the sideboards, and through the perforations in the partitions near the edges ofthe plates, as indicated in Fig. 1.

Buttons P are pivoted to the outside of the boards G at one end and neartheir lower edges, and pins Q are fixed at one sidethereof,

so that when the car is being reciprocated the buttons can be swung upand rested on the pins Q out'of the way; or when the dishes arethoroughly cleansed the buttons can be swung down against the pins, asshown in the drawings below the bottom of the car, so as to hold thesame in an inclined position and assist in draining the dishes when thewaterhas been drawn off from the tank.

By the described construction of the car the full force of the waterrushing lherethrough comes upon all the dishes, thoroughly cleansing thesame, and carrying off the deposited matter through the perforatedpartition-walls and end openings of the car.

Fig. 4 illustrates a ring-carrying sponge with a handle for removinghard accumulations from the dishes.

Havingthus described my invcntion,whatI claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The dish-car constructed of a bottom, F, side boards, G, an end board,H, having a handle arranged above the side boards, an opening below saidend board, series of horizontal cross-pieces K, connecting the ends ofthe side boards and formed with series of notches L, arranged invertical planes, and the series of longitudinal partitions heldremovably in said notches L, substantially as shown and described.

PHEBE ELLA COX.

\Vitnesses:

T. V. M. COX, J OSEPH THOMPSON.

